2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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During the past 30 days, did you smoke cigars, cigarillos, or little cigars?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,475 136 4.6 3.7- 5.7 3,339 95.4 94.3-96.3
Non-Hispanic White 2,193 63 3.0 2.2- 4.1 2,130 97.0 95.9-97.8
GENDER
Male 1,025 56 5.7 4.1- 7.7 969 94.3 92.3-95.9
Female 1,168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 365 21 6.0 3.7- 9.8 344 94.0 90.2-96.3
35-44 280 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 341 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 449 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 423 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 297 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 440 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 661 24 3.4 2.1- 5.4 637 96.6 94.6-97.9
College Graduate 997 21 1.9 1.2- 3.0 976 98.1 97.0-98.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 182 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 220 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 290 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 851 19 1.7 1.0- 2.9 832 98.3 97.1-99.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 720 30 4.4 2.8- 6.8 690 95.6 93.2-97.2
No 1,450 33 2.3 1.6- 3.4 1,417 97.7 96.6-98.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 281 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,909 53 2.9 2.1- 4.1 1,856 97.1 95.9-97.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 634 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 628 21 3.7 2.2- 6.3 607 96.3 93.7-97.8
Rural 931 27 2.7 1.7- 4.2 904 97.3 95.8-98.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,199 38 3.3 2.3- 4.8 1,161 96.7 95.2-97.7
Unemployed 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 688 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 92 *** *** *** 92 100 . - .
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,330 33 2.1 1.4- 3.2 1,297 97.9 96.8-98.6
HOUSING
Own 1,700 38 2.3 1.5- 3.4 1,662 97.7 96.6-98.5
Rent 353 19 6.4 3.7-10.9 334 93.6 89.1-96.3
Other arrangement 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 426 21 4.1 2.4- 6.9 405 95.9 93.1-97.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 806 20 2.7 1.6- 4.5 786 97.3 95.5-98.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 961 22 2.8 1.7- 4.6 939 97.2 95.4-98.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 800 16 1.8 1.1- 3.1 784 98.2 96.9-98.9
2nd Quartile 621 18 3.5 2.0- 6.0 603 96.5 94.0-98.0
3rd Quartile 533 20 3.6 2.0- 6.2 513 96.4 93.8-98.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 239 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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